Possessions Quotes

“it is good to have wealth. It is great to leave in comfort. It is awesome to obtain possessions but, don't be too eager for material possessions for the same material possessions that bring joy are the same possessions that bring sorrow and pain and also leave a big had I know on our minds”

“The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing.”

“There is a powerful relationship between our true spiritual condition and our attitude and actions concerning money and possessions.”

“Are you confident because of your worldly possessions or because of who you positively are? The problem with being confident because of the worldly thing that you have, is that you would be very likely to lose it if you were to be in the midst of people who have more possessions than you.”

“Giving up everything must mean giving over everything to kingdom purposes, surrendering everything to further the one central cause, loosening our grip on everything. For some of us, this may mean ridding ourselves of most of our possessions. But for all of us it should mean dedicating everything we retain to further the kingdom. (For true disciples, however, it cannot mean hoarding or using kingdom assets self-indulgently.)”

“Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our avarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession.”

“To possess possessions, a man will "sell himself" to have what another has, but it never dawns on him ~ that the more he gets, the less he keeps of himself.”

“Beauty and desire to possess have driven men mad for centuries.”

“Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.”